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Assam Makes Connectivity Foundation of Next Growth Phase, Sarma Says
Assam is building more bridges and improving roads and railways.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma says this will help people travel more easily.
He recently opened a railway overbridge in Cinnamara, Jorhat.
The bridge lets vehicles and pedestrians cross over the railway line.
This can reduce waiting at busy railway crossings.
It may also make traffic safer and smoother.
Better connections can help farmers, businesses and workers reach markets and jobs.
They can also help people get to schools and hospitals.
The government says connectivity will support Assam’s next stage of development.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma dedicated a railway overbridge at Cinnamara in Jorhat.
The overbridge is intended to ease congestion at a major traffic bottleneck.
Sarma said the project forms part of efforts to eliminate railway-crossing delays statewide.
He described better road and rail links as essential for Assam’s economic and social development.
The government aims to make unhindered movement normal across the state’s cities, towns and villages.
- Who
- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and the Assam government.
- What
- A railway overbridge was dedicated, as part of a broader effort to improve connectivity and remove railway-crossing bottlenecks.
- Where
- Cinnamara in Jorhat, Assam.
- When
- Sunday.
- Why
- To reduce traffic congestion and delays and support Assam’s economic and social development.
Key facts
- Project
- Railway Overbridge at Cinnamara
- Location
- Jorhat, Assam
- Inaugurated by
- Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
- Primary purpose
- Reducing congestion and delays at a railway crossing
- Broader initiative
- Making railway crossings traffic-free across Assam
- Expected benefits
- Smoother, faster and safer movement for commuters
- Development rationale
- Improved connectivity can link people, goods and businesses with markets, services and opportunities
Quotes
Himanta Biswa Sarma
Chief Minister of Assam
“People often ask me why Assam is obsessively building bridges in its cities, towns and villages. It’s because for decades we lagged behind in connectivity and fruits of development could not reach the people.”
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